OSU announces Promoting Research Excellence workshop series

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Media Contact: Sydney Trainor | Communications and Media Relations Specialist | 405-744-9782 | sydney.trainor@okstate.edu

Oklahoma State University faculty eager to boost their research success now have a new opportunity for professional growth — a workshop series designed to enhance their skills and impact.  

In partnership with the OSU Library, the Division of the Vice President for Research is launching “Promoting Research Excellence”.

“The intent of the workshop series, Promoting Research Excellence — which squarely aligns the OSU strategy to become the preeminent land-grant university — is to build a community of practice on being a successful scholar in an academic environment,” said Dr. Kenneth Sewell, OSU vice president for research.   

From the initial idea to publishing final results, researchers can experience challenges at any stage of the research process. This educational series is focused on offering guidance on best practices to maintain ethical and high-quality practices at every stage.  

Conducted monthly in a virtual format, the PRE-workshops will provide education and training on various research topics, including data management (How to Write a Good Data Management Plan for a Grant Application), effective research collaboration (How to Avoid Authorship Disputes), articulating scholarly impact (How to Identify a Suitable Journal for Publication and Is Open Science a Friend or Foe?), ethical use of generative AI (Ethical Uses of Generative AI to Support Your Research), and research safety for early career faculty and graduate students (Safety Issues in Research – Safeguarding Individuals, Teams and Projects). 

Offered throughout the academic year, these Zoom sessions will not be recorded and are available for faculty and graduate students.  

Have a workshop idea or interested in leading a session? Contact vprprograms@okstate.edu to share your suggestions or get involved.